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Introducing… 30 Movies in 30 Days!!!

So if you’ve been following this blog since its inception, you know it was initially built around the 30 Pilots in 30 Days project. And while there have been some fun posts here and there since, let’s be real here: nothing has captured that same magic.

So June 2018 marks yet another daily blogging project. This time, I’ll be watching movies instead of pilots. Back in high school, I used to do something called “Watch a Kick-Ass Movie Everyday of the Month” and it was so much fun I’m really not sure why I haven’t done one since. So the rules below are an adapted version of those rules. Unlike the 30 Pilots project, I don’t have a designated list of movies I picked in advance, but I DO have a list of requirements intended to make sure I’m exploring everything the wonderful world of cinema has to offer. That also means that you can suggest movies throughout the month and maybe you’ll see them on the blog.

THE RULES

SECTION 1: General Guidelines

1. There is no rollover. While I am welcome to watch more than one movie in a day, doing so doesn’t mean I don’t have to watch any another day. However, if I watch two or more movies in a day, I can count as many as I like towards the “at least one” requirements that are listed in Section 2.

2. I can only count a movie once. While I’m allowed to watch a movie multiple times during the month, there can only be ONE day when it’s the only movie I watch. This is so I can have the flexibility to watch a movie multiple times before blogging about it if I feel so inclined, but also makes sure you never have to read more than one blog about the same movie.

3. I must start, finish, and blog each movie after midnight and before 11:59 pm that same day. No starting tomorrow’s movie today and blogging it tomorrow.

4. I must watch the movie in its entirety for it to count, even if it’s one I’ve seen a thousand times and could easily skip 10 minutes without losing track of the plot.

5. A single movie can count for as many of the “at least one” rules as the given movie allows. For example Air Bud would count as both a sports movie and a movie centered around an animal. Les Miserables would count as a musical, a drama, AND a movie where one of the good guys dies. You get the idea.

7. Imdb gets the final say on whether or not a movie counts for a specific genre, save for the so-bad-it’s-good requirement as it is not an official genre.

8. No multi-tasking during the movie. There is a difference between watching a movie and being present while a movie is on. If you’re so busy you can’t get what you’re supposed to get out of the movie, it doesn’t count.